Agricultural Sciences: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Bioresource Technology	106
2	Computers and Electronics in Agriculture	74
3	Agronomy-Basel	65
4	Soil Biology & Biochemistry	62
-	Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry	62
6	Industrial Crops and Products	58
7	CATENA	57
8	Animals	54
9	Geoderma	52
-	Agricultural Water Management	52
11	Agriculture-Basel	51
12	Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment	48
13	Soil & Tillage Research	46
-	Biomass & Bioenergy	46
15	Horticulture Research	45
16	Postharvest Biology and Technology	44
-	Journal of Dairy Science	44
-	Agricultural Systems	44
19	Scientia Horticulturae	43
-	Agricultural and Forest Meteorology	43
21	Poultry Science	42
22	Food Policy	39
-	Applied Soil Ecology	39
24	Field Crops Research	38
25	Biosystems Engineering	37
-	Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture	37
27	Journal of Integrative Agriculture	36
-	Pest Management Science	36
-	Plant and Soil	36
30	Crop Journal	34
-	Theoretical and Applied Genetics	34
-	Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology	34
33	Animal Nutrition	33
34	European Journal of Agronomy	32
-	Biochar	32
-	Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition	32
37	Horticulturae	31
38	Land Degradation & Development	30
-	British Food Journal	30
40	Agronomy for Sustainable Development	29
-	Global Change Biology Bioenergy	29
42	International Soil and Water Conservation Research	28
-	Journal of Animal Science	28
-	Pedosphere	28
-	Precision Agriculture	28
46	Journal of Soils and Sediments	27
-	Biology and Fertility of Soils	27
-	Animal	27
-	Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy	27
50	Rhizosphere	26

51	Animal Feed Science and Technology	25
-	Rice	25
-	Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture	25
54	European Journal of Soil Science	24
-	Horticultural Plant Journal	24
56	Crop Protection	23
-	American Journal of Agricultural Economics	23
-	Agriculture and Human Values	23
59	European Journal of Soil Biology	22
-	Soil Use and Management	22
61	Crop Science	21
-	Plant Pathology	21
-	Agronomy Journal	21
-	Rice Science	21
65	Livestock Science	20
-	Annals of Agricultural Sciences	20
-	Annual Review of Animal Biosciences	20
-	Applied Animal Behaviour Science	20
-	Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science	20
-	China Agricultural Economic Review	20
71	Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis	19
-	European Journal of Plant Pathology	19
-	Gesunde Pflanzen	19
-	Agricultural Economics	19
-	International Journal of Fruit Science	19
-	Tropical Animal Health and Production	19
-	Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection	19
-	Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics-Revue Canadienne d'Agroeconomie	19
-	Geoderma Regional	19
-	Animal Reproduction Science	19
-	Annual Review of Resource Economics	19
-	Aquacultural Engineering	19
-	Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition	19
-	Soil Science Society of America Journal	19
-	Sugar Tech	19
86	Animal Bioscience	18
-	Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science	18
-	Animal Frontiers	18
89	Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems	17
-	Plant Phenomics	17
-	Euphytica	17
-	Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution	17
-	Animal Genetics	17
-	Soil	17
-	Molecular Breeding	17
-	Plant Soil and Environment	17
-	Hortscience	17
98	Domestic Animal Endocrinology	16
-	Agroforestry Systems	16
-	Journal of Agricultural Economics	16
-	Annals of Applied Biology	16
-	Journal of Dairy Research	16
-	Worlds Poultry Science Journal	16
104	Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science	15
-	Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology	15
-	Journal of Animal Science and Technology	15
-	Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research	15
-	Journal of Applied Poultry Research	15
-	Weed Science	15
-	Eurasian Soil Science	15
-	Animal Biotechnology	15
-	International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability	15
-	Reproduction in Domestic Animals	15
-	Small Ruminant Research	15
115	Cereal Research Communications	14
-	Plant Breeding	14
-	Grass and Forage Science	14
-	Irrigation Science	14
-	Aquaculture Economics & Management	14
-	Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics	14
-	Outlook on Agriculture	14
-	Agribusiness	14
-	Irrigation and Drainage	14
124	British Poultry Science	13
-	Animal Production Science	13
-	Soil Science and Plant Nutrition	13
-	Crop & Pasture Science	13
-	European Review of Agricultural Economics	13
-	Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems	13
-	International Journal of Plant Production	13
-	Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics	13
-	Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology	13
133	Journal of Land Use Science	12
-	Breeding Science	12
-	Paddy and Water Environment	12
-	Phytoparasitica	12
-	Journal of Agricultural Science	12
-	Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering	12
-	Cogent Food & Agriculture	12
-	Potato Research	12
-	International Food and Agribusiness Management Review	12
-	Tree Genetics & Genomes	12
143	Canadian Journal of Soil Science	11
-	Mycobiology	11
-	Clays and Clay Minerals	11
-	Pedobiologia	11
-	Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agricola e Ambiental	11
-	Animal Science Journal	11
-	Archives Animal Breeding	11
-	Vadose Zone Journal	11
-	Weed Research	11
-	Weed Technology	11
153	Canadian Journal of Animal Science	10
-	Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research	10
-	International Agrophysics	10
-	International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering	10
-	Journal of Agricultural & Environmental Ethics	10
-	Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems	10
-	Canadian Journal of Plant Science	10
-	Plant Production Science	10
-	Erwerbs-Obstbau	10
-	Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B-Soil and Plant Science	10
-	Agricultural Economics-Zemedelska Ekonomika	10
-	American Journal of Enology and Viticulture	10
-	Seed Science and Technology	10
-	Soil and Water Research	10
-	Soil Research	10
168	Journal of Poultry Science	9
-	Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science	9
-	Czech Journal of Animal Science	9
-	Plant Protection Science	9
-	Experimental Agriculture	9
-	Horttechnology	9
-	American Journal of Potato Research	9
-	South African Journal of Animal Science	9

-	Journal of Soil and Water Conservation	9
-	Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture	9
-	European Journal of Horticultural Science	9
-	Italian Journal of Agronomy	9
-	Archives of Animal Nutrition	9
-	Journal of Applied Animal Research	9
-	Revista Caatinga	9
183	Bragantia	8
-	New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research	8
-	Agrekon	8
-	Agricultural and Food Science	8
-	Agricultural & Environmental Letters	8
-	Arid Land Research and Management	8
-	Journal of Plant Registrations	8
-	Journal of Reproduction and Development	8
-	Journal of Wine Economics	8
-	Ciencia Rural	8
-	Journal of Agricultural Engineering	8
-	Journal of Agricultural Meteorology	8
-	Journal of Agricultural Sciences-Tarim Bilimleri Dergisi	8
-	Biological Agriculture & Horticulture	8
197	Engenharia Agricola	7
-	Acta Scientiarum-Agronomy	7
-	Weed Biology and Management	7
-	Zemdirbyste-Agriculture	7

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